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• Canucks fall short in trying to win consecutive home games for first time this season

  15-11-2024 08:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — For fans who left Rogers Arena disappointed after the Vancouver Canucks’ 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday, Rick Tocchet is determined to deliver a better experience going forward.
  “It’s on me,” he said. “Guys played light tonight. I thought we were ready to go. We weren’t.”
  For the first time in nine games, the Canucks scored the first goal. But after 40 minutes, they were trailing 3-1 while being outshot 24-6. Once again,
  
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• McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title

  15-11-2024 14:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time.
  He’s well in contention to win the season-ending World Tour Championship, too.
  McIlroy hit a fairway wood from 265 yards to 15 feet at No. 18 and two-putted for a closing birdie in his second round on Friday, a 3-under 69 leaving the No. 3-ranked Northern Irishman one stroke off the lead held by France
  
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• Regina welcomes Laval, Laurier visits Bishop’s in U Sports football semifinals

  15-11-2024 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The underdog role suits Regina Rams head coach Mark McConkey just fine.His team has thrived against favoured competition in the U Sports football playoffs. Now armed with a Canada West title, the Rams are looking for another upset win Saturday against the Laval Rouge et Or in the Mitchell Bowl.
  “I don’t think many people are going to give us a chance and we like it that way,” McConkey said of his .500 team. “Let’s just keep that story going and be the underdog. Just
  
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• Defending Champions: Canada looks to win again at Billie Jean King Cup

  15-11-2024 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Longtime Canadian women’s tennis captain Heidi El Tabakh could sense that Leylah Fernandez was going to be a special player from a young age.She remembers slotting her in for a debut Fed Cup appearance in 2019 against Czech star Marketa Vondrousova when the Canadian was just 16.
  “Vondrousova was on her way up and Leylah lost a close one,” El Tabakh recalled. “I remember her being devastated and crying afterwards. As captain, I was very happy with her effort. But it showed
  
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• In the news today: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday

  15-11-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Canada Post workers go on strike Friday
  Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55-thousand workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it’s been a
  
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• Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

  15-11-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — At least 10 people died in a blaze at a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish it , local authorities reported on Friday.
  Authorities were alerted of the blaze early Friday morning in Villa Franca de Ebro, about 30 minutes from the northeastern city.The cause of the fire was not yet known, local media reported.Jorge Azcon, head of the regional government of Aragon, whose capital city is Zaragoza, confirmed the deaths and said on X, formerly
  
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• Manitobans energized over CFL’s Grey-Cup bound Blue Bombers, high-flying Jets

  15-11-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Oh, to be a Manitoba sports fan these days, with the Blue Bombers back yet again in the CFL Grey Cup — and now the NHL’s high-flying Jets are stomping all comers and breaking records.Just ask Chuck Duboff, who has been posting pictures of both teams’ victories on social media this week.
  “Everybody’s just smiling more. It’s just been electric in the city,” Duboff, a high school teacher, said in an interview.
  “It’s beyond anything any of us cou
  
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• English soccer game did not deliver such a big bounce for N.L. after all: province

  15-11-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s return on investment for sponsoring a professional English soccer team was not quite as rosy as previously claimed.
  In September, Liberal Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley told The Canadian Press that a government website whose address was emblazoned on the jerseys of Barrow AFC saw a boost in traffic after the English side played a match against top-tier titans Chelsea FC.She said the HomeAwaits.ca site, which offers information
  
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• What to know about bird flu, poultry and dairy farms

  15-11-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital.It’s not yet known how the teen got infected, but Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Wednesday that genomic sequencing shows they have a strain of H5N1 similar to the strains found in poultry farm outbreaks in British Columbia.More than 20 locations wit
  
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• Trudeau in Peru for APEC meeting as leaders seek to reinforce multilateralism

  15-11-2024 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Peru, kicking off five days of meetings with leaders from around the globe as the world braces for the looming return of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
  The meetings come as emerging powers like China vie for influence in South America, and as Canada clings to global trade blocs and multilateral systems under pressure from populist leaders.
  In Lima, Trudeau is attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, or APEC. The group focuses o
  
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• Famous Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper

  15-11-2024 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to retrieve it.
  The original artwork will be returned to its spot on the reading-room wall in the posh Fairmont Château Laurier hotel at a homecoming ceremony this morning.
  The most famous depiction of Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” appears on the U.K.’s five-pound
  
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• South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

  15-11-2024 07:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.
  If it stands, the ruling could significantly shake up the country’s politics by potentially unseating Lee as a lawmaker and denying him a shot at running for president in the next election. But Lee, who faces thre
  
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• McDavid further cements legacy by reaching 1,000-point mark in Oilers’ win

  15-11-2024 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid has further cemented his legacy in the NHL history books.
  The superstar forward scored a goal to record his 1,000th career point and set up Darnell Nurse’s overtime winner for good measure as his Edmonton Oilers defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Thursday.
  The moment the fans had been waiting for came when the teams were playing four players per side 2:44 into the second period. Fittingly, it was Leon Draisaitl who fed McDavid on a 2-on-1 break and he r
  
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• Bombers’ Brady Oliveira named CFL’s outstanding player, top Canadian

  15-11-2024 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Brady Oliveira stole the show at the CFL awards banquet.
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back captured the George Reed Most Outstanding Player honour and was named top Canadian for a second straight year. Oliveira led the West Division to four of the seven top individual awards Thursday night at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
  “It’s amazing to be up here with two of the most prestigious awards in this amazing league that I’ve been watching since I was a you
  
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• Canucks’ home woes continue with 5-2 loss to Islanders

  15-11-2024 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first-career NHL goal, but the Vancouver Canucks’ home-ice woes continued as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Thursday.
  The Islanders improved to 7-6-4. Jean-Gabriel Pageau opened the scoring on the power play, then Scott Mayfield, Pierre Engvall and Anders Lee added even-strength tallies.
  After Noah Dobson added an empty-net goal, Tyler Myers rounded out the scoring for Vancouver, with his first of the year.
  The Canucks fe
  
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• Bombers running back Oliveira named CFL’s outstanding player

  15-11-2024 06:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is the CFLs outstanding player.
  Oliveira received the honour Thursday night at the CFL’s awards banquet.
  Earlier, the five-foot-10, 222-pound Oliveira was also named the CFL’s outstanding Canadian for a second straight year.
  Voting for the George Reed most outstanding player award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  Oliveira, 27, of Winnipeg, ran for 1,353 yards to lead
  
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• Blue Bombers star Oliveira named CFL’s outstanding Canadian for second straight year

  15-11-2024 06:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL’s top Canadian for a second straight year Thursday night.
  Oliveira was honoured during the CFL’s awards banquet.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  Oliveira, 27, of Winnipeg, rushed for 1,353 yards to lead the CFL in that category for a second straight season.
  He also helped Winnipeg reach the Grey Cup for a fifth straight year an
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada Post workers go on strike

  15-11-2024 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.More coming.Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press
  
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• Alouettes Jason Maas captures CFL’s coach of the year honour

  15-11-2024 06:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Jason Maas of the Montreal Alouettes captured the Annis Stukus Trophy on Thursday night as the CFL’s coach of the year.
  Maas was honoured during the CFL’s awards banquet.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  Maas guided Montreal (league-best 12-5-1 record) to the top spot in the East Division for the first time since 2012.
  Montreal last recorded 12 regular-season wins in 2010.
  Maas guided Montreal to a Gre
  
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• Nurse scores OT winner for Oilers as McDavid reaches 1,000-point mark for career

  15-11-2024 06:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Darnell Nurse had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
  McDavid made a backhand pass to Nurse who ripped his second of the game, and the season, past Predators goalie Scott Wedgewood 2:33 into overtime.
  Leon Draisaitl had a pair of assists for the Oilers (9-7-1), who have now earned at l
  
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• Edmonton Elks linebacker Anderson named CFL’s top rookie

  15-11-2024 06:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Edmonton Elks linebacker Nick Anderson was named the CFL’s top rookie Thursday night.
  Anderson was honoured at the CFL awards banquet.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  The five-foot-11, 242-pound Anderson finished tied with teammate Nyles Morgan in defensive tackles (111) and second overall in both total tackles (116) and defensive plays (130).
  The former Tulane star also added three sacks, one interception
  
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• Riders’ Milligan named CFL’s top defensive player

  15-11-2024 05:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders captured the CFL’s outstanding defensive player award Thursday night.
  Milligan was honoured at the league’s awards banquet.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  The five-foot-11, 200-pound Milligan led the CFL in interceptions and defensive takeaways (both eight) and registered 111 defensive plays, good for fifth overall.
  He also finished th
  
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• Argos returner Grant named CFL’s top special-teams player

  15-11-2024 05:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Toronto Argonauts returner Janarion Grant claimed the CFL’s top special-teams player award Thursday night.
  Grant was honoured at the CFL awards banquet.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  The five-foot-nine, 157-pound Grant led the CFL in punt-returns yards (career-high 989), average (14.8 yards) and TDs (three) and total return touchdowns (four).At one point, he had return TDs in three straight games and went
  
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• Senators fail to close out strong effort in OT loss to Flyers

  15-11-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It was a tough way to go out for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
  The Senators held a two-goal lead late but ultimately failed to extend their win streak to three games, falling 5-4 to the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime.
  “We’ve been playing well here for three games. You hate to lose a game like that where we dominated in a lot of areas, for most of the night,” said Ottawa head coach Travis Green.
  The Senators looked to be on the verge of earning their fir
  
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• Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal

  15-11-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night.
  Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored.
  Boldy opened the scoring in the second period when he tapped in a goal-mouth feed from Marcus Johansson. Rossi added a power-play goal in the third for the Wild.
  The Canadiens pulled their goalie with a minute and a half to play, and Kap
  
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• Argos’ Ryan Hunter named CFL’s top lineman

  15-11-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ryan Hunter of the Toronto Argonauts was named the CFL’s top lineman Thursday night.
  Hunter earned the honour at the CFL’s awards banquet.
  He’s the second Argo to win the award in as many years as teammate Dejon Allen was the ’23 recipient.
  Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  The six-foot-three, 315-pound Hunter, of North Bay, Ont., anchored an offensive line that helped Toronto finish second
  
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• Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote

  15-11-2024 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent solid mandate for his program for economic revival.
  Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won 15 of the 22 electoral districts whose results have been released so far by the Elections Commission.
  Dissanayake was elected president on Sept. 21 in a rejection of traditional p
  
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• Michkov scores OT winner to lift Flyers past Senators 5-4

  15-11-2024 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night.
  Philadelphia’s Travis Sanheim opened the scoring in the first, with his fourth goal of the season, but Senators captain Brady Tkachuk soon tied the game with his team-leading ninth goal of the season.
  Ottawa outchanced Philadelphia through most of the game and won the shot battle 28-7 through forty minutes. Despite facing plenty of offensive pressure from
  
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• Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets’ 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory

  15-11-2024 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg’s seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night.
  Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the milestone in 490 games, the fewest in NHL history, 31 faster than Jacques Plante.
  Winnipeg lost for just the second time in 17 games this season. It dropped to 7-1 on the road.
  Jake Guentzel scored twice for
  
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• Vancouver police say one person taken into custody, later released, in hate case

  15-11-2024 02:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — One person was taken into custody over what Vancouver Police say is part of a hate-crime investigation.
  A statement from the department says officers from its Major Crime Section and Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant on a home in the 1800 block of East 1st Avenue on Thursday.Police say that one person was taken into custody then released “pending completion of the investigation,” which is being conducted under a section of the Criminal Code on inciti
  
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